Father Minus Arms Great Winner at Seventy Six
Palmer Massachusetts features Michael Laford a Palmer resident who lost both arms in a mill accident and raised seven children. He endured early hardship in Canada and New York but rebuilt his life as a teamster in lumber camps. Now 76 he cannot mow with a scythe or milk a cow but otherwise leads an active life using teeth and toes.
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Palmer
Mass
Michael Laford
Lara Siren
Montreal
Michael
Laford
New York State
Stafford
Conn
Cupid's Gold Mine Closed and Postal Inquiry
The post office inspectors expose a Chicago style romance scam by Alice Paterson of Jolme town Pa who used newspaper ads to find a husband then kept payments from suitors while promising return of funds. Officials say she now has a legal husband but sought more prospects and kept money from others.
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Washington
Alice Paterson
Jolmetown
Alice
Post Office Department
Johnstown
Maybury
Feste
Hice
Eugene
Ore
Sven Ap
Century-Old Paper Relates Marked Man and War Era Debt
An odd parchment tells of a man labeled as a criminal to protect part of an ear. It cites a 1779 document and traces to Isaac Reed's great great grandfather from the Revolution era. A 1806 promissory note records John Denham owing 12 gallons of merchantable whisky to Isaac Reed due by March first.
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Miss Reed
Greece
Isaac Reed
John Denham
Appendicitis Epidemic Strikes Powers Family at Askeaton
The Powers family of Askeaton faced seven appendicitis surgeries in 18 months, affecting the father and six sons. All but one have recovered, with a few days since the latest operation.
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Appleton, Wia
Askeaton
Robert Powers
Snoring Porter Narrates Fifty Cent Fare Tale
A Pullman porter recalls a New York to Buffalo parlor car trip with a snoring passenger who paid him to guard sleep. The traveler claimed sleep debt based on snores, tallying counts that led to a final revenue of 36 dollars and 20 cents from the trip plus tips from others.
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York
New York
Simeon
Buffalo
Derstand
Simmy
Frenchman in Love and Madness Baffles Street Scene
A frenzied European visitor on Aliso Street, drinking heavily, becomes amorous toward inanimate and animal targets, including a horse and wagon, prompting police intervention for insanity. He wanders the area, declaims joy, and pursues affection for the horse as officers watch the bizarre episode unfold.
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Aliso
Livers
Aliso Street
Peter
Pie Eater Loses When His Face Slips
In Swark New Jersey the pie eating championship drew a large crowd. Five contestants exceeded the state record of 26 pies in 30 minutes and were outpaced by the winner who claimed 33 pies for the first prize of a $5 gold piece.
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SWARK
N. J
New Jersey
Mr. Tappin
Wanted Pied Piper to Catch This Rat in Pookehpsie
OFFALO New York reports rumors of a Pied Piper sought to trap a famed rat in Pookehpsie. Gil Monahan, described as the town’s “the Umit,” gathered traps after three rats were captured at Welch's cafe. A bell-tinkling sound in walls disturbs residents, with a doctor diagnosing the noise as nothing serious.
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Pied Piper
Offalo
N. Y
United States
Poohkeepsie
Gil Monahan
Cedara
Gil
Welch
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Ondon
William O'Brien
O’brien
Irish League
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